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April 2020

April 10, 2020

EPIX’s ‘Belgravia’ May Fill That ‘Downton’- or Austen-Shaped Hole in Your Heart

While you're waiting on the next 'Downton Abbey' movie or musing on how PBS' 'Sanditon'...

April 09, 2020

Sing to the Lord: ‘The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel’ Comes to Lifetime on Holy Saturday

This Holy Saturday, cablenet Lifetime offers a joyful noise unto the Lord on the eve...

March 2020

March 11, 2020

‘I Still Believe’ Tells Christian Singer Jeremy Camp’s Story of Love Amid Suffering

Based on a true story from the Camp's life, 'I Still Believe' is a love...

March 05, 2020

‘The Way Back’: Ben Affleck Stars in a Surprisingly Catholic Redemption Drama

Hitting theaters on March 6, Warner Bros' 'The Way Back' is not intended to be...

February 2020

February 22, 2020

Movieguide Awards: ‘The Chosen’ Star Jonathan Roumie on Being … Chosen

Sometimes awards just serve to honor shows and movies that everybody already knows about. Other...

February 15, 2020

Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin Explores ‘Washington’ on History

George Washington was a confessed assassin? That's one of the historical tidbits served up by...

January 2020

January 28, 2020

CBS’ ‘Evil’ Ends Season One With a Demonic Bang

All through its first season, CBS' 'Evil' has played with notions of separating the natural...

January 08, 2020

‘1917’: The Courage and Grace of Two Ordinary, Extraordinary Young Men

There are many messages in '1917.' but one of the biggest ones is that a...

January 01, 2020

Netflix’s ‘Messiah’ Wants to Have Its Eschatological Cake and Eat It, Too

Throughout the day on New Year's Eve, I rung out 2019 by watching all 10...

December 2019

December 30, 2019

In the End, ‘Silicon Valley’ Shows How to Make the World a Better Place

'Silicon Valley,' creator Mike Judge's half-hour of great writing, bad language, crude jokes, wild plot...

December 27, 2019

HBO’s ‘His Dark Materials’: I Came, I Watched … Here’s What I Thought

The HBO fantasy drama 'His Dark Materials' aims to take on organized religion through a...

December 23, 2019

5 Things That Make a Movie a Christmas Movie

TV and movies have all gone Oprah Santa: "You get a Christmas movie! And you...

December 15, 2019

‘Hold On’: Telling a Personal Story of Love, Loss, Music and Faith

It's always a challenge for independent films, especially indie faith-based films. But writer/director/actor Tarek Tohme,...

December 14, 2019

‘Watchmen’: So, You Used a Nun and a Rosary Because of … What?

Only for the sake of truth, dear reader, and for you, would I have slogged...

December 11, 2019

‘Richard Jewell’: Clint Eastwood’s Taut Tale of Injustice Remains Controversial

Director Clint Eastwood's taut, understated drama 'Richard Jewell,' hitting theaters on Friday, Dec. 13, will...

December 05, 2019

Hallmark’s ‘A Christmas Love Story’ Stars Kristin Chenoweth and ‘Angels’

Hallmark Channel Christmas movies are heavy on cocoa, Santa Claus, holly, presents, mistletoe and eggnog,...

December 04, 2019

‘The Crown’: Faith in the Show About ‘God-Anointed’ Queen Elizabeth II

Netflix's 'The Crown,' along with being a top-notch soap opera about the current British royal...

November 2019

November 30, 2019

Netflix’s ‘The Irishman’: Martin Scorsese’s Lengthy Mob Tale Comes Up Short

Producer/director Martin Scorsese's gangster epic-ally long 'The Irishman' on Netflix has been the recipient of...

November 26, 2019

Netflix’s ‘The Two Popes’: Director Fernando Meirelles Is ‘Not So Agnostic’ Anymore

Originally written as a 2017 stage play by New Zealander Anthony McCarten, who adapted it...

November 25, 2019

‘National Dog Show’: John O’Hurley Sits at the Doggo Table on Thanksgiving

If dog owners get tired of watching their canine pals beg for tidbits from the...

November 20, 2019

‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’: Why It Took 10 Years (and Tom Hanks) to Get the Mr. Rogers Movie Made

On Nov. 22, just in time for Thanksgiving, 'A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood' hits...

November 15, 2019

‘No Safe Spaces’: Dennis Prager on Free Speech, False Faith and Preaching to the Choir

Currently playing in selected theaters across America (with more to come), the documentary 'No Safe...

November 07, 2019

Amid #MeToo Allegations, Netflix Shelves John Crist Thanksgiving Comedy Special

Allegations against Christian comic John Crist, concerning inappropriate behavior and relationships with women going back...

November 06, 2019

‘The Divine Plan’: Reagan, John Paul II and the Faith That Shook an Empire

Hitting theaters as a Fathom event TODAY, Nov. 6, 'The Divine Plan' tells the story...

November 02, 2019

‘Watchmen’: What’s Up With Sister Night and That Rosary?

I need to say a couple things up front. First, I'm not a huge comics...

October 2019

October 30, 2019

‘Harriet’: A Long-Overdue Tribute to American Hero Harriet Tubman

Today's glut of fictional female movie heroes usually has the advantages of superpowers and advanced...

October 24, 2019

Malcolm Gladwell Is ‘Trending Catholic’

In mid-September, I went to a talk by Malcolm Gladwell, about his new book, Talking...

October 13, 2019

Demons Within and Without: ‘Evil’s’ Creators Say Their ‘Priest-in-Training’ Has Decisions to Make

Creators Robert and Michelle King say the Catholic "priest-in-training" at the heart of CBS' "Evil"...

October 06, 2019

Catholic Apologist Tim Staples Says Catholics Should Be ‘Leaven’ in Hollywood

A few months ago, I attended a two-day seminar in the Los Angeles area. One...

September 2019

September 29, 2019

‘God Friended Me’ Season 2: Brandon Micheal Hall on the Problem With Joy

As season two of CBS' hit 'God Friended Me' launches on Sunday, Sept 29, atheist...

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